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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "IDRIS AZIZI" <idrisazizi@msn.com>
Reply-To: sulemohammed_033@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:52:00 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT PRE - ADVICE


ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE1ST FLOOR ASO ROCK VILLA ASO-KORO ABUJA
 
                                AUDIT / WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
 
FROM: SULE MOHAMMED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NEIC)
TO: CONTRACT BENEFICIARY
PAYMENT PRE - ADVICE
 
ATTN:
 
BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE PRESIDENCY, AND IN LINE WITH THE ENABLING DEGREE 512 "A" IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RELEVANT BODIES – THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC) AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ALL OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENTS BE RELEASED THIS QUARTER IN ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE TO THE I.M.F AND WORLD BANK MANDATORY CONDITIONALITIES OF SERVICE TO OUR FOREIGN CAPITAL DEBTS. BE INFORMED THAT YOUR PART PAYMENT OF 10MILLION UNITED STATE AMERICAN DOLLARS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR REMITTANCE ON PAYMENT (REF.# .(000999/CBN/7535/2006.),
 
 BUT REPORTS REACHING THIS OFFICE FROM THE VERIFICATION UNIT OF THE CBN INDICATES THAT A SWISS CITIZEN NAME PHILIPMAN JOHN IN COLLABORATION WITH SOME NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVES HAVE JOINTLY REQUESTED FOR A CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY’S ACCOUNT ON THE SAID APPROVED FUND OF CONTRACT NUMBER NNPC/PED/1473/93 AND SERIA NUMBER RC/N/380406, BUT WITHOUT VALID POWER OF ATTORNEY WITH REGULAR SIGNATURE, FOR THIS REASON, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO URGENTLY CONFIRM AS STATED BELOW.THAT THE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY YOU. THAT THE APPROVED CONTRACT FUND BE REMITTED INTO A NEW ACCOUNTANT NO: 90-38-003 OF BANQUE CONTO-NALE AT VAUDOSIE IN SWITZERLAND.
 
IF ALTERNATIVELY YOU NEVER PERMITTED SUCH REQUEST, THEN STATE YOUR OBJECTION AND RESTATE AUTHENTIC RECEIVING BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS, CONTRACT INFORMATION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY TO THIS OFFICE FOR RECONCILIATION AND RELEASE OF YOUR FUND WITHOUT DELAY. FINALLY, NOTE THAT INSTRUMENTS OF CREDIT HAVE BEEN RAISE FOR ADOPTION AT DIFFERENT DESIGNATED LIAISON PAYMENT CENTERS PENDING YOUR CLARIFICATION, SINCE THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC) IS READY TO BACK YOU UP WITH YOUR REQUEST ON THIS MATTER. ONCE MORE YOU ARE ADVISED FOR THE INTEREST OF YOUR ESTEEMED PERSON/ FIRM TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE ON THE TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-8052812649 WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM NOW, AS NATIONAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC) WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER.
 
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

YOUR FAITHFULLY,
SULE MOHAMMED.
 234-8052812649
 
 

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